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1. Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years

   By Karlston, October 5, 2021
   • 0 comments
   • 710 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • October 5, 2021

2. These antivirus programs are compatible with Windows 11 according to AV Comparatives

   By Karlston, September 30, 2021   

   • windows 11
   • anti-virus software
   • 0 comments
   • 864 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 30, 2021

3. Chrome’s next weapon in the War on Ad Blockers: Slower extension updates

   By Karlston, December 2, 2023   

   • google
   • ads
   • 2 comments
   • 1,153 views
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   • Comment by Matt
   • December 2, 2023

4. AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives

   By Karlston, January 2   

   • phishing
   • 0 comments
   • 528 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • January 2

5. Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action

   By Karlston, August 10, 2021   

   • firefox
   • security
   • 0 comments
   • 1,079 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 10, 2021

6. Netflix is adding residential IP addresses to its VPN blocklists

   By Karlston, August 12, 2021   

   • netflix
   • vpn blocking
   • 0 comments
   • 657 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 12, 2021

7. Amid backlash, Apple will change photo-scanning plan but won’t drop it completely

   By Karlston, September 3, 2021   

   • apple
   • 0 comments
   • 860 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 3, 2021

8. Trusted platform module security defeated in 30 minutes, no soldering required

   By Karlston, August 3, 2021   

   • tpm
   • 0 comments
   • 1,634 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 3, 2021

9. End-to-end encryption’s central role in modern self-defense

   By Karlston, July 7, 2022   

   • end-to-end encryption
   • 0 comments
   • 690 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • July 7, 2022

10. VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted

    By Karlston, July 27, 2021   

    • windscribe
    • vpn
    • 0 comments
    • 1,143 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 27, 2021

11. With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware

    By Karlston, July 31, 2021   

    • brave
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 734 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 31, 2021

12. An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security

    By Karlston, July 24, 2021   

    • ios
    • android
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • ios
      • android
      • spyware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,132 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 24, 2021

13. Suspect arrested in Snowflake data-theft attacks affecting millions

    By Karlston, November 6, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 546 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 6, 2024

14. Hackers spent 2+ years looting secrets of chipmaker NXP before being detected

    By Karlston, November 28, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 670 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 28, 2023

15. Hackers can mess with HTTPS connections by sending data to your email server

    By Karlston, June 9, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 673 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 9, 2021

16. Mystery malware steals 26M passwords from 3M PCs. Are you affected?

    By Karlston, June 10, 2021   

    • malware
    • password leak
    • 0 comments
    • 1,164 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 10, 2021

17. Monero emerges as crypto of choice for cybercriminals

    By Karlston, June 22, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 647 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 22, 2021

18. Password-stealing Linux malware served for 3 years and no one noticed

    By aum, September 13, 2023
    • 3 comments
    • 1,040 views
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    • Comment by Kalju
    • September 21, 2023

19. This is not a drill: VMware vuln with 9.8 severity rating is under attack

    By Karlston, June 4, 2021   

    • vmware
    • vulnerability
    • 0 comments
    • 1,649 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 4, 2021

20. Hackers exploited 0-day, not 2018 bug, to mass-wipe My Book Live devices

    By Karlston, June 29, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 955 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 29, 2021

21. Apple and Google’s AI wizardry promises privacy—at a cost

    By Karlston, June 18, 2021   

    • apple
    • google
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • apple
      • google
      • privacy
    • 0 comments
    • 743 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 18, 2021

22. Hear ye, DarkSide! This honorable ransomware court is now in session

    By Karlston, May 22, 2021   

    • darkside ransomware
    • 0 comments
    • 1,014 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 22, 2021

23. 11 million devices infected with botnet malware hosted in Google Play

    By Karlston, September 24, 2024   

    • google play
    • malware
    • 0 comments
    • 659 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 24, 2024

24. US hits anti-robocall milestone but annoying calls won’t stop any time soon

    By Karlston, July 2, 2021   

    • robocalls
    • 0 comments
    • 807 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 2, 2021

25. WordPress plugin installed on 1 million+ sites logged plaintext passwords

    By Karlston, July 13, 2023   

    • wordpress
    • plugin
    • 0 comments
    • 1,126 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 13, 2023